July 23 - The sixth and final pin in the Diversity range has now been issued. The Ethnicity pin shows the continents in different colours joining together.
July 20 - With only one week to go, BT have marked the moment with a pin released today.
July 18 - A new Coca-Cola internal pin has appeared on the scene.
July 15 - The remaining six Olympic countdown pins have been announced. The pins for 10, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 day to go will each be released on the actual day, so you will not be able to buy them in advance.
A number of new sponsor pins have been spotted this week.
Thanks to readers a new set of media pins has been added to the catalogue. There are a number of broadcast pins, which can use the official marks, and press pins, which cannot.
Two sets of pins and a single were released yesterday (Friday).
The Coca-Cola Pin Trading Centre (PTC) for London 2012 is now open in Hyde Park.
The Coke Store added more pins to its inventory today.
July 9 - The first venue specific pins have appeared for sale. 
July 9 - As well as the pin traders pins, more new designs have been announced.
July 7 - Royal Mail have revealed they will be celebrating the Paralympics by issuing a set of six first class stamps in a specially designed miniature sheet following the conclusion of the Games that will feature every single ParalympicsGB gold medal winner from London 2012.
July 5 - Based on the number of enquiries we have received about the Pin Trading Pins, you will be pleased to know that they are due to be released this week.
July 5 - The online Coca-Cola store expanded its range to day with two new themes and 6 new pins.
July 2 - We are offering the opportunity to win £800 worth of official London 2012 pins. 
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
British Olympics Authority - Commercial Partnerships Manager - London, UK
Day to day management of BOA relationships with a selected portfolio of Olympic sponsors. Responsible for all relationship, activation and contractual issues arising within the specific sponsors and their agencies. Manage and advise on sponsor activations to ensure all activations are in line with the agendas of the numerous stakeholders. Project manage ad-hoc commercial event programmes and related campaigns.
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